• n. 疑問，質問；疑問號 ；[計] 查詢
• vt. 詢問；對……表示疑問
• vi. 詢問；表示懷疑

來自拉丁語quaere, 疑問， 詢問， 查問， 可能來自PIE*kwo, 疑問代詞詞干， 詞源同 quality,quantity,who,how.

query (n.)

1530s, quaere "a question," from Latin quaere "ask," imperative of quaerere "to seek, look for; strive, endeavor, strive to gain; ask, require, demand;" figuratively "seek mentally, seek to learn, make inquiry," probably ultimately from PIE *kwo-, root forming the stem of relative and interrogative pronouns (see who). Spelling Englished or altered c. 1600 by influence of inquiry.

query (v.)

"to question," 1650s, from query (n.). Related: Queried; querying.

1. It's got a number you can ring to query your bill.

這上面有一個號碼，您可以打電話查詢您的賬單。

來自柯林斯例句

2. I query very much whether it is wise to act so hastily.

我真懷疑如此操之過急地行動是否明智.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. I cannot split hairs on that burning query.

我不能對那個嚴重的問題說長道短.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. They raised a query on his sincerity.

他們對他是否真誠提出質疑.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. Instead, a single query brings us everything we are looking for.

相反, 只要一個查詢就會找到需要的所有信息.

來自About Face 3交互設計精髓